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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88280

An additional step within a chromosome study, in which further complete sets of a person's chromosomes are photographed, arranged and examined. Looking at more than one set improves the chance of spotting a change that is present in only some cells or that is hard to see in a single set. It is billed in addition to the main chromosome study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$20.42 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$38.90 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $30 to $85Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $39
$20$50$100facility $50professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$35.48

AK $75.86DC $25.12

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.